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Error for Vista or 7 “Windows profile service failed the logon”

Client got this when PC came in for Virus/Spyware removal. Found this article online that fixed the issue.

Basically had to boot into Safe Mode to get into Windows and edit the registry.

Fix User Account In Windows Vista and 7

 

Outlook 2010 Gives ‘Cannot Open Outlook’ Error

A client that mixed up installing different versions of Office 2010. Has Office 2010 Pro and installed Office 2010 Business had an issue of starting Outlook 2010. It would give “Cannot Open Outlook” or “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook” error. When I went into Control Panel on Mail it would not start and would […]

Error Print Spooler Full When Printing After Windows Upgrade To Windows 8.1

Everything was fine printing in Windows 8. Did the Windows 8.1 upgrade and could not print to anything. Even a PDF creator. Would give error print spooler full.

The cause is my HP all-in-one Photosmart c309g printer. If you get the error I suspect its a HP driver issue.

Solution was to remove all […]

Move WSUS on SBS 2008 and SBS 2011

Here are 2 articles that explain how to move the WSUS on SBS servers. The main issue to remember for both of them is when you run the SQL Server Management Studio is right-click on it and RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. If you don’t you won’t be able to connect to the database.

SBS 2008 Article

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Simply and Sage 50 Firewall Settings

When Setting up Simply Accounting or the newer Sage 50 software you will need to modify the firewall if you are running a multi user version. On the server or workstation where the data sits you will need to either disable the firewall or I recommend modify the firewall to allow the application […]

SBS POP3 Connector Gives Errors If C: Partition is less then 4 Gig

A few of my clients are running POP3 Connector on Windows SBS servers (2003,2008 and 2011). The issue is if the disk space gets below 4 Gig on the C drive it will not retrieve the email. This also happens if you use a 3rd party utility like POPcon.

If you can’t free up space […]

TV Thickness Over The Years

Well over the years I have 3 types of TV’s. CRT, LCD and LED. There is OLED but I can’t afford it. It looks nice but there is a current life to the TV compared to the others.

So I will start with my first large TV. Its a 32 inch Panasonic TV. At the […]

On-board Intel RAID1 Failed To Boot

On one of my servers I am using the On-board Intel RAID 1 setup with 2 WD Black 1TB drives. The server is running Windows 2008R2. The other day the Intel Raid software said that the one drive had failed. Sometimes I just re-enable the drive and have it re-mirror and everything is […]

Can Only Go To Some Websites. Could Be MTU Needs Changing

Client that just bought a new Windows 7 PC having issues getting POP3 email and going to certain websites. They are using a really old PC as their router. I had to lower their MTU value on the PC in order to get everything working.

Normally you don’t have to change the MTU but dealing […]

Bring Back F8 Boot Menu For Safe Mode In Windows 8

Found this on the Internet from Lifehacker

 

Windows 8 has a new bootloader designed for UEFI devices, and with it, they’ve removed the F8 shortcut for quickly booting into safe mode. Here’s a quick way to bring it back.

The new tiled bootloader is pretty, but it has its annoyances. For […]